Boss of one of the world’s biggest traditional Chinese medicine brands fired for corruption
The head of a one of the world’s biggest traditional Chinese medicine brands has been fired for corruption and kicked out of China’s ruling Communist Party
Tag: asian-big-cats
Investors must turn their backs on traditional ‘medicines’ using threatened species
Thousands of leopards have been killed to feed China’s unethical trade in the endangered big cat’s bones but international investors are in a position to do something about it
China proven wrong over its CITES denial of tiger bone wine trade from North Korea
China’s claims at an international meeting that trade in tiger bone wine from North Korea was “not true” have been proven false
MPs and Peers call on UK Government for action to end tiger trade
Following discussions on the serious threats posed by the big cat trade and policies in China which serve to perpetuate it, 71 MPs and Peers have now called on the UK Government to support strong action to save big cats
MPs join us to discuss how China can become a champion in big cat conservation
At a special All-Party Parliament China Group event yesterday (2 April), hosted by Rebecca Pow MP, MPs heard how international trade in the body parts of Asia’s endangered tigers and leopards is banned – but that they are still poached for their skins, bones, teeth and claws because of demand among Chinese consumers.
International meeting calls for a ban on tiger trade and an end to commercial tiger farming
Our Tiger campaigners are encouraged to see recommendations adopted by tiger range countries (TRCs) at the 3rd Stocktaking Conference on Tiger ConservationPDF included a strong message calling for an end to tiger farming and the closure of domestic markets for tiger parts.